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Life lately, according to James... [March 2015]

Well it's been a hot minute since I've blogged! I just don't know where the time goes. :-P

 We are lovin' life with our little Jamesy-boy. I don't really have any coherent thoughts to share, so I'll just photo dump a glimpse into our days.

 I'm still obsessed with baby hoodies. I just can't get over it. He will probably be wearing hoodies well into summer.

He has turned into such a HAPPY boy! Not that he wasn't happy before, but he is just SO smiley & giggly. He's become much more alert and aware of his surroundings the last few weeks and it's been so much fun.

I'd be this happy too if I got to take 4 naps a day.

I had some Babies'R'Us bucks to cash in, so we got him this exer-saucer toy. It's beach-themed. He's still not quite big enough to play in it and gets confused... which makes it all the more fun.
Ummm... and what am I supposed to be doing?!
A few weekends ago, we traveled to Indiana to visit with some of my Business Man's friends from college. There are now two babies in the mix, so that was super fun. This was one of the only pics I snapped from the weekend. 
NOT a fan of Daddy's piano skillz.
Last weekend, my in-laws came to visit. We headed to Fort Wayne for the day and spent some time at Sky Zone - an indoor trampoline park! (It has been my life dream to get a trampoline for the backyard... this was heaven! I can't wait until James is old enough so I can buy him one for his birthday or something.)

I only peed a little. Having a baby really does a number on your bladder. ;)

I got to dive headfirst into that foam pit. SO FUN!
James had his 4-month well visit last week. He is now 25 inches long and a whopping 16+ lbs! The doctor said he's doing great. Puppy came along for moral support... (shots). James has really taken a liking to Puppy. His favorite is when Puppy 'licks' his face.


He's entered the stage where EVERYTHING goes into his mouth. Fingers, hair, hoodie strings, mirrors from the activity mat. Bahaha. He even attempted to suck my nose when we were cuddling.


The doctor also gave us the go-ahead to start using the running stroller! We went a solid 4.5 miles on Saturday, and surprisingly I wasn't too sore! Unfortunately, we now have 2 inches of snow on the ground so it'll be awhile before we bust it out again.


He's getting close to rolling over! He loves to get up on one side, chill there for a minute, and flop back down.

Not much else to say, except that we've settled into a pretty good routine. He's still not quite sleeping through the night (gets hungry once around 4-5am), but hopefully soon. He's taking 3-4 naps a day, sometimes 30 min, sometimes 2+ hours! (Those are definitely rare.) 

Looking forward to a trip home to visit family this weekend!
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